Five years ago on Wednesday, the Bank of England slashed interest rates to a record low of 0.5% - and it's still there. For some it's been goods news, for others bad Five years ago this week, on 5 March 2009, the Bank of England took the dramatic step of cutting interest rates to their lowest level in more 300 years. The previous 18 months had seen Northern Rock nationalised, RBS, Lloyds and HBOS rescued by massive taxpayer bailouts and Lehman Brothers collapse in the United States. House pri...
Five years ago on Wednesday, the Bank of England slashed interest rates to a record low of 0.5% - and it's still there. For some it's been goods news, for others bad Five years ago this week, on 5 March 2009, the Bank of England took the dramatic step of cutting interest rates to their lowest level in more 300 years. The previous 18 months had seen Northern Rock nationalised, RBS, Lloyds and HBOS rescued by massive taxpayer bailouts and Lehman Brothers collapse in the United States. House pri...
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